Bill Isles, a Witchita man, was hit by lightning on Thursday, after buying three Mega Millions tickets. He is living proof of the old saying that it is easier to be struck by lightning tan winning the lotto.

Bill Isles, from Witchita, was hit by lightning on Thursday, hours after buying three Mega Millions tickets. Photo credit:Screenshot from KCTV5

According to the New York Daily News, Isles, a volunteer storm spotter for the National Weather Service, was struck hours after buying the tickets for the record-setting $656 million lottery drawn on Friday.

Isles was on his ham radio in his backyard when he was hit by lightning. The Daily News reported that he was checking for storm activity around 9:30 p.m. the day when the bolt hit the ground nearby.

It threw me to the ground quivering, Isles, 48, told Reuters. It kind of scrambled my brain and gave me an irregular heartbeat.